Topic: International Boxing Federation

Spinks to be in son's corner tonight

Cory Spinks will have his dad, former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, in his corner tonight at the Shrine Mosque.. . But the junior...

Khan withdraws appeal of bout

Former light welterweight champion Amir Khan withdrew an appeal he filed after a recent split-decision loss.. . The matter was to be heard today in...

‘Mystery man’ threatens to sue Khan

British boxer Amir Khan and his camp have been threatened with a lawsuit by 'mystery man' Mustafa Ameen unless they apologise for what the IBF...

Khan loses appeal over Peterson loss

British fighter Amir Khan has lost his appeal over his controversial loss to Lamont Peterson in Washington which cost him his IBF and WBA light-welterweight titles.Khan was penalised two points by referee Joe Cooper for pushing -- charges that the Englishman denied ...

IBF orders bantamweight rematch for Agbeko

The International Boxing Federation ordered a rematch between former champ Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares, who dethroned the Ghana-born fighter in a controversial decision on Saturday.The IBF has given the two fighters until December 14 to stage the rematch.Mexico's ...
Tweet . The man who ended Mike Tyson's reign atop the heavyweight division six years ago is threatening to put an end to another promising career...

Unbeaten Alexander eyes Pacquiao after Bradley

Unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) light-welterweight champion Devon Alexander is already talking about fighting Manny Pacquiao, even though he has another foe to face first.Alexander told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he is looking forward to meeting Filipino superstar Pacquiao, who ...
The IBF (International Boxing Federation) was the third " Holyfield would defend against Vaughan Bean before clashing with Lennox Lewis the first time. Holyfield would meet Lewis again and this time Lewis would get the decision (that he deserved from the first contest ...
In a sport where weight is such an issue to gain an advantage, boxing like other combat sports deems weight divisions (or classes) to be the fairest way to keep fighters at a similar weight. The division was originally formed in the ...

Boxer profiles: Abner Mares

If you?re a hardcore fan of boxing, no matter what the weight class is, you better learn the name Abner Mares right now because you?ll be hearing it a lot in the future. Mares is a man who clearly feels ...